International Fantasy Award

The International Fantasy Award was an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy book and, in 1951-1953, the best non-fiction book of interest to science fiction and fantasy readers. The IFA was given by an international panel of prominent fans and professionals in 1951-1955 and then again in 1957.

Winners

 * 1951
 * Fiction: Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
 * Non-fiction: The Conquest of Space by Willy Ley & Chesley Bonestell
 * 1952
 * Fiction: Fancies and Goodnights by John Collier
 * Non-fiction: The Exploration of Space by Arthur C. Clarke
 * 1953
 * Fiction: City by Clifford D. Simak
 * Non-fiction: Lands Beyond by L. Sprague de Camp & Willy Ley
 * 1954
 * Fiction: More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
 * 1955
 * Fiction: A Mirror for Observers by Edgar Pangborn
 * 1957
 * Fiction: The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien